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Prolonged Detection of Zika Virus in Vaginal Secretions and Whole Blood

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EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Volume 23, Issue 1, Pages 99-101

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CENTERS DISEASE CONTROL
DOI: 10.3201/eid2301.161394

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  1. National Institutes of Health [R01A1091816-01]
  2. Emory University School of Medicine discretionary funds
  3. Georgia Research Alliance
  4. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES [R01AI091816] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER

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Infection with Zika virus is an emerging public health crisis. We observed prolonged detection of virus RNA in vaginal mucosal swab specimens and whole blood for a US traveler with acute Zika virus infection who had visited Honduras. These findings advance understanding of Zika virus infection and provide data for additional testing strategies.

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